Chapter 44 – The Mad Emperor and His Fairy in the Painting

The Mad Emperor and His Fairy in the Painting (10)

Song Qinghuan looked around as she walked. Thinking that Xie Chenyuan should be in court at this time, she followed the route she remembered.

“How dare you! Who are you? Don’t you know that unauthorized people are not allowed in here?”

Song Qinghuan was startled by the sudden voice. When she turned around, she saw a man in eunuch’s attire. Her face immediately filled with anger. “What are you yelling about! You’re the one who dares!”

The eunuch in charge originally found her sneaky figure suspicious. He didn’t expect this woman to talk back.

“Won’t say? Then I’ll deal with you according to palace law. Hmph.” The eunuch in charge snorted coldly, thinking to himself that she was probably another desperate woman trying to seduce the emperor.

He had personally handled the bodies of such women before. Most of them died by a single sword to the throat.

Song Qinghuan refused to do anything. She grabbed the eunuch’s sleeve and slapped him with a “smack,” sound. The head eunuch never expected her to actually strike.

Caught completely off guard, a red handprint appeared on his face.

“You… you!” The eunuch’s eyes widened in anger. He had actually been slapped by this suspicious woman! He was so angry he couldn’t speak for a while.

The commotion between them grew loud. Xie Chenyuan, who had just finished court and was walking with his arm around Xu Xinghe, frowned. “Eunuch Li, go take a look.”

Eunuch Li inwardly lit a candle for those two reckless people. Arguing right on His Majesty’s path—crazy, absolutely crazy.

Xu Xinghe was also curious. She poked her head out from under Xie Chenyuan’s cloak. Yao Yao told her it was the original female lead. Xu Xinghe was puzzled.

Didn’t Song Qinghuan go to pursue her true love? Why was she back in the palace?

Before she could think further, a large hand caught her chin and lifted it. “What is Xing’er thinking about?” Xie Chenyuan’s low and hoarse voice asked, and his probing eyes fell on her.

Why did people always manage to draw her attention away? Those people deserved to die.

Xu Xinghe met those dark eyes. She reached up and covered them, then said slowly under his questioning gaze, “Ah Yuan, I like it when you look at me gently. Don’t get angry over other people, okay~”

The fire that had just ignited in Xie Chenyuan was instantly extinguished. Her soft voice soothed him so much that he didn’t want to think about anything else.

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Meanwhile, Eunuch Li was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. He stepped forward and scolded harshly, “How dare you! You have disturbed His Majesty.”

Seeing Eunuch Li, the eunuch in charge hurriedly knelt. “Greetings, Eunuch Li.” Inside, he hated the woman even more. He had never met someone so unreasonable.

The eunuch in charge looked up, revealing the handprint on his face. “Eunuch Li, you must seek justice for me! I saw her acting suspiciously and told her to leave, but she slapped me without saying a word.” He wept bitterly and tears flew everywhere.

Eunuch Li could hardly bear to look. He was about to open his mouth to punish them when the woman suddenly spoke.

“Eunuch Li, you’ve come just in time. Hurry up and punish this damned eunuch. Did Xie Chenyuan send you?” When Song Qinghuan saw Eunuch Li, she immediately thought someone had come to back her up. She shot a vicious glare at the eunuch on the ground.

Eunuch Li looked at Song Qinghuan as if she were insane. She dared to address His Majesty by his full name? And who did she think she was!

Seeing that Eunuch Li didn’t move, Song Qinghuan glared at him in dissatisfaction. “Eunuch Li, do you want Xie Chenyuan to punish you!”

Eunuch Li felt his head spinning. He truly had no memory of seeing this woman before. Yet she spoke as if she knew His Majesty, so he didn’t dare give orders to punish her.

“Your Majesty…” Eunuch Li could only come back in disgrace. His voice was cautious, terrified of suddenly provoking His Majesty’s wrath.

“Is it handled?”

At His Majesty’s question, Eunuch Li nearly knelt on the spot.

“Your Majesty, that woman says she knows you. This servant dared not punish her…”

Hearing this, Xie Chenyuan’s cold eyes swept over Eunuch Li. “Knows me? Ha.”

Then afraid that Xu Xinghe might misunderstand, he lowered his head humbly and explained in a low voice, “Xing’er, I don’t know any woman other than you. You have to believe me!”